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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jay Galloway motors his wheelchair down the Kenai Spur Highway after a heavy snow on Monday Nov. 9, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galloway could not ride on the sidewalks as they were still covered in snow.  "I understand that it takes time, but (the city) really needs to clear the sidewalks for the people who need them," he said.

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Photo: Tough commute

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Kachemak-Selo School makes top of state’s preliminary priority list

There is a good chance the 63 unhoused students at Kachemak Selo School will get a new facility.…

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State, federal officials try to tackle feral rabbit problem

JUNEAU (AP) — A “Bunny Task Force” has been created in an effort to help control Juneau’s growing…

Government

State English, math test results show room to improve

Most Alaska students do not meet new state math and English proficiency standards, but that does not come…

Opinion

Op-ed: Keystone kaput for now

President Obama’s unilateral rejection of the proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline that would have brought petroleum and jobs to…

Opinion

Letter: Nikiski North Star appreciates help with fall carnival

Nikiski North Star PTA would like to thank everyone who helped at our fall carnival. It was a…

Opinion

What others say: Sturgeon case vital for Alaska’s sovereignty

The case of John Sturgeon versus the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior is strikingly…

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Buccaneer Oil trustees agree to reduced payments

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — The city of Homer will return some of the payments received in the 90…

Frank Richards, vice president of Engineering and Program Development for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, left, and Joe Dubler, vice president of Commercial Operations for AGDC, speak to the House Finance Committee on Gov. Bill Walker's TranCanada buyout proposal at the Capitol on Tuesday.

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Attorney General grilled over transparency

Before the Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly approved the state’s buyout of TransCanada’s share of the big Alaska LNG Project…

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Life-threatening injuries for one survivor after Juneau plane crash

Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center staff identified Martha Mackowiak, 51, as the passenger medevaced last night from Juneau to…

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State approves Point Thomson pipeline

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved the operation of a 22-mile pipeline connecting the Point Thomson development…

Education

KPC 1109

Preparations have been underway at both KPC campuses for UA President Jim Johnsen’s and UA Regent Lisa Parker’s…

Education

School Briefs 1109

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Thanks to Legislature for advancing gasline

This was an historic week for Alaska. Thanks to our state legislators, we took a significant step toward…

Opinion

Op-ed: Marco Rubio’s immigration problem

Marco Rubio has a dubious distinction among the top-tier Republican presidential candidates: He’s the only one who crafted…

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What others say: Keep feds out of Alaskans’ private data

It came across like an email forwarded from grandma: Facebook is listening to everything you say. Of course,…

Sports

Hutchisons do well at Colony; Homer wins ACS Invite

Nearly 20 years after the first of the Hutchison clan won an Alaska state wrestling championship, the last…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Emily Hensley serves during Nikiski volleyball's game against Houston on Friday Nov. 6, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

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Homer volleyball books return trip to state by topping Seward for 3rd place

The Homer volleyball team booked a return trip to the state tournament by defeating Seward 25-16, 25-20, 20-25…

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND NOV. 7-8, 2015 AND THEREAFTER ** In this Oct. 29, 2015 photo, Brandon Emmett, a search and rescue medic, pot advocate and a Governor-appointed member of the Alaska State Marijuana Control Board, poses in Fairbanks, Alaska. Emmett was recruited into the 2014 marijuana legalization movement by a friend. They won the vote in Alaska, and now he is a cannabis industry representative on the state Marijuana Control Board. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

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Fairbanks search, rescue medic a leader in pot legalization

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Brandon Emmett grew up around marijuana. His first job was turning compost on a…

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Federal dollars to help tribes combat meth use, suicide

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and…